אַלּוֺן noun masculine^{Genesis 35:8} oak (ᵐ5 βάλανος, δρῦς, etc.) — ׳א absolute Genesis 35:8 +; construct ib.; plural אַלּוֺנִים Amos 2:9; Ezekiel 27:6; construct אַלּוֺנֵי Isaiah 2:13; Zechariah 11:12; — as marking grave of Deborah, Rebekah's nurse Genesis 35:8 (E); whence called oak of weeping, בָּכוּת ׳א ib. (see Di on the passage, & below אֵלוֺן p. 18); elsewhere only in prophets; as marking illicit shrines Hosea 4:13 ("" לִבְנֶה, אֵלָה); as felled Isaiah 6:13 (in simile; "" אֵלָה); as furnishing material for making idols Isaiah 44:14 ("" אֶרֶז, תִּרְזָה, אֹרֶן); as simile for strength (חסן) Amos 2:9; also אַלּוֺנֵי הַבָּשָׁן Isaiah 2:13 (as lofty & majestic), compare Ezekiel 27:6 (as strong, for making oars); Zechariah 11:2, metaphor of prominent men.